While Nie Yun was drawing up his plan, Gustav finally finished explaining the whole story to Ishar.
"You're saying that after you obtained the Planetary Ecosystem Destruction Permit, the destruction plan was leaked before you even carried it out? And you were the only one who knew about it?" Ishar frowned, eyeing Gustav suspiciously on the communications screen.
"I know it sounds unbelievable, but that's what happened." Gustav spread his hands with a wry smile.
"What's more, I suspect this leak may not have come from within the legion..." He pointed upward, his expression inscrutable.
Ishar's frown deepened. If Gustav wasn't lying, this really might involve the higher-ups.
Things were getting complicated...
Although Kara Star was territory controlled by the Sea Race, and whatever happened here had little to do with the Winged Race, they still belonged to the same legion. If disaster struck the Proxima Centauri System, their legion's expansion mission would be a complete failure. That certainly wouldn't be good news for Ishar's fleet, either.
"What do you make of that threatening announcement?" Ishar asked after a moment's thought.
"First, we need to determine whether they actually have the ability to detonate Kara Star's core. Even with our cutting-edge technology, doing that would require a long preparation period. I suspect they're bluffing to buy time!
"But... the geological upheaval that affected nearly half the planet does show that they're conducting related experiments. We just don't know how far along they are in testing this weapon..." Gustav said, torn.
"Right." Ishar nodded.
The gun might be pressed to the hostage's head, but whether it actually had a bullet in it was another question.
The Kara Civilization had never excelled at destructive weapons. Even with technological support from the All Things Unity Society, building a superweapon capable of completely destroying